A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was always unhappy and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip(发夹). When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided to wear it to school.

       On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her. Most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought her them all. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. Although she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they all wanted to know what had happened to her.

       When she went back home after school, her mother asked her: “Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning.”

       She understood that she hadn’t worn the hair clip to school at all.

1.Which of the following sentence is true?

A. The girl is not as beautiful as other girls.

B.Nobody liked the girl.

C.The girl’s classmates thought she was more beautiful than before with the hair clip.

D. The girl wanted to be more beautiful, so she decided to wear the hair clip.

2.Why was the girl so happy?

A. She found that everyone who saw her smiled at her.

B. She heard most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her.

C. She thought what she experienced today never happened before.

D. Both A, B, and C

3. From this passage we know that ____________________

A. the girl was really ugly without the hair clip     B. the girl was as beautiful as her classmates.

C. the girl was not self-confident enough at first.    D. the girl was happy all the time.

4.Her classmates wanted to know what had happened to the girl because__________________

A. she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip.

B. she was always unhappy but that day she was so happy.

C. she looked more beautiful wearing the hair clip.

D. she wanted to talk to others.

5.We can learn from this passage that_______________________

A. A friend is easier lost than found.     B. Make your enemy your friend.

C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.     D. The most important is how we think about ourselves.

1.Amanda has to get to school before 7:00 this morning. On her way to school, where can she buy her breakfast?

A. At Papa Marko’s.   B. At Apple Tree Bakery.

C. At Good Taste Fast Food.       D. At Winnie’s Sandwich Club.

2.Yesterday was Amanda’s eleventh birthday. Her parents took her to Winnie’s Sandwich Club for dinner. How much did they spend?

A. $300.    B. $360.    C. $480.    D. $540.

3.Amanda can go to any place for lunch on Sundays except _____.

A. Papa Marko’s.                 B. Apple Tree Bakery.

C. Good Taste Fast Food.   D. Winnie’s Sandwich Club.

4.If Amanda buys some food for $150 at Apple Tree Bakery at 9.30 p.m., she will save        .

A. $ 80       B. $20       C. $30       D. $120

5.Which statement is wrong?

A. They are all advertisements for fast food.  

B. Good Taste Fast Food is the best in town.

C. You can’t have a meal until noon at Papa Marko’s.

D. There are too many people at Papa Marko’s, so you’ll have to wait a long time.

In May, 1976, Gaynor was a nine-year-old girl and lived in North Wales. One day, on her way home from school, she saw a silver(银色的)object(物体)in a field not far from her home. The object looked like a saucer.

Gaynor was very scared. She stayed behind the tall grass and watched the door of the strange object open. She saw two aliens wearing silver suits get out. Then they used something to examine(检测)the ground. They were short and had pink eyes. After about thirty minutes, the two aliens went back into the object. Then it took off.

When Gaynor got home, she told her mother about this unusual experience, but her family decided to keep quiet about it. They didn’t want others to laugh at their daughter.

However, 18 months later, Gaynor told her story to UFO scientists. They found out that Gaynor told the truth.

1. Where did Gaynor see the UFO?

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2. What did Gaynor see when the door of the UFO opened?

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3. What did the two aliens do?

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4. What did the two aliens look like?

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5.Why did Gaynor's parents keep quiet about her unusual experience?

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A little girl thought she was not as beautiful _31_other girls,and nobody liked her. So she was always 32__  and didn’t like to talk to others. 33 _ ,one day,her mother gave her a beatiful hair clip. When she wore it,she looked 34__ than before. She decided 35  it to school.
On her way to school, she found that everyone she saw smiled at her. Most of them said “Hello” to her, but this 36___  happened before. She thought that beautiful hair clip brought them all. She was so happy about all of the great things. Although she didn't 37 her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they want to know what happened to her.
 38  she went back home, her mother asked her, “Did you know you 39  your hair clip? I found it at the door this morning.”
She understood that she didn’t wear the hair to school at all.
It was not important what we wear or how we look. The most important thing is  40  we think of ourselves.